Second Opportunity is to become part of the Hospital Safety Committee. We are looking to train eight committed members to serve as union representatives on the Hospital Safety Committee.  Job safety is not an accident! We must learn how to be vigilant for work place safety to happen.  OSHA guidelines provide for union presentation on this committee. You will learn how to be an effective member and what the safety committee can and should be doing.  See attached flyer for dates. You must attend all three initial sessions. Preventing injuries is worth your time.

Fall 2016 Spearhead Newsletter

An update on bargaining:

chapter_42_bargaining_update_9-23-16.pdf

And a response to the Superintendent's letter:

The AFT-Maryland was active in the Baltimore community Saturday Sept. 17th, participating in two events. The first was an AFL-CIO kickoff for Maryland. The event featured politicians from across the state rallying supporters and energizing the base in advance of this November’s elections.

We received the following notice from Joe Amabile, a Newark Teacher and Treasurer of AFT-NJ, and felt it was important to share:

IRS and Security Summit Partners Warn of Fake Tax Bill Emails

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners today issued an alert to taxpayers and tax professionals to be on guard against fake emails purporting to contain an IRS tax bill related to the Affordable Care Act.

Check out this article in the Los Angeles Times on the class action lawsuit filed against Gov. Rick Snyder and state education officials on behalf of Detroit’s students and families. DFT leaders participated in a press conference on Sept. 13 announcing the lawsuit. Read the full article here.

Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, is a tax break that a city can give to developers to help communities restore their most run-down areas or jumpstart economically sluggish parts of town. KCPS and the KC Library both receive local money from property taxes, and when the KC City Council agrees to a TIF, they're taking money away from our schools and libraries - millions and millions of dollars. KCFT & SRP is not against all TIFs and tax abatements. When they are used in areas of the city that are truly blighted or as a jobs creation tool, they can be beneficial.

Hello Classified Staff (of Chapter 42),

I wanted to give a big thank you to the Members who came to and participated in our first chapter meeting. You guys listened to what we had to say, asked great questions, and left with a good understanding of the bargaining update. You also waited so patiently for the pizza and cookies.

Colleagues,

1)      DYFS Update – Recently, an arbitrator put out a pretty shocking decision regarding a teacher allegedly bullying students.  Definitely something you should read and take to heart when dealing with students.

2)      NPS Advisory Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 27, 2016       6:00 PM

Elliott Street School

Many of our members are librarians, writers, or teachers of English and Literature. This year we're highlighting their voices for Banned Books Week. Read on for more about their favorite banned books, why they teach what they do, and what's so important about intellectual freedom.